# South Carolina H 3474: AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-23-1610, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "PERSONAL VEHICLE"; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 58-23-1610, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "PREARRANGED RIDE.

South Carolina H 3474, AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-23-1610, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "PERSONAL VEHICLE"; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 58-23-1610, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "PREARRANGED RIDE., is a 126th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis (Democrat); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Act No. 136) (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H3474-2025-2026
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: South Carolina H 3474
- State: South Carolina
- Session: 126th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-23-1610, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "PERSONAL VEHICLE"; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 58-23-1610, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "PREARRANGED RIDE.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-05
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Act No. 136
- Sponsor: Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (262 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Transportation Network Companies

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Clearer car and trip rules for ride-hailing drivers: benefit, low. The law updates ride-hailing rules for drivers’ cars and trips. A personal vehicle is your own, leased, or authorized car used to give app-booked rides; it cannot be a taxi or charter bus. You may use it without registering it as a limousine or other for-hire vehicle, though you can choose to do so…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | Senate | (Transportation Network Companies)2nd Reading | pass | 42 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | (Transportation Network Companies)Passage of Bill | pass | 110 |   |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | (Transportation Network Companies)Passage of Bill | pass | 110 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-05-26: Act No. 136 (legislature)
- 2026-05-26: Effective date 05/15/26 (legislature)
- 2026-05-15: Signed By Governor (Governor)
- 2026-05-14: Ratified R 175 (legislature)
- 2026-05-07: Read third time and enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Read second time (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Introduced and read first time (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Read third time and sent to Senate (House)
- 2026-03-04: Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Read second time (House)
- 2026-03-03: Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House)
- 2025-01-14: Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House)
- 2025-01-14: Introduced and read first time (House)
- 2024-12-05: Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House)
- 2024-12-05: Prefiled (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced: [HTML](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3474.htm)

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## Sources
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3474.htm)

## Related
- [S 0623: AN ACT TO EXEMPT GEORGETOWN COUNTY FROM CERTAIN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS AND TO AL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0623-2025-2026)
- [S 0586: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 172 OF 1995, RELATING TO THE KERSHAW COUNTY TRANSPORTATION…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0586-2025-2026)
- [H 5653: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 843 OF 1952, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LEE COUNTY BOARD O…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H5653-2025-2026)
- [S 1062: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDU…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S1062-2025-2026)
- [S 0779: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL RE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0779-2025-2026)
- [H 5261: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H5261-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H3474-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).
